west bay abstract

Something a little different from me. I was messing about on the beach
last night with Bristol Bound and I tried a few shots I normally
wouldn't. I know this technique has been done countless times but I
really liked this result. Just printed one on canvas and it looks
great!

Your photostream is probably my favourite one on Flickr, and this is my new favourite image from it! Something about it's really caught my imagination. I don't usually go for abstracts like this, but this one's beautiful.

The water bowl for Rosalio, my longtime feline companion, happens to be exactly the color(s) of this picture. The slow, methodical way he approaches the bowl has always intrigued me. He studies the blue vessel six inches away, then steps up to the lip to sniff the surroundings, lowers his head to examine the water, pauses a moment, then takes a taste, and finally licks a path across the surface in a meticulous ritual of rejuvenation. Watching Rosalio do this minutes ago made me think of you immediately ~~ standing on the beach near midnight, surveying the scene, sniffing the air, finding a spot to anchor the tripod, mounting the camera, setting the timer, then waiting for sensors to lick the blues out of the night for 800 seconds.

Minimalism implies stripping down to fundamental features, extreme simplification of form. But there's a distinct sense here of distillation. Vibrant hues have been extracted from the darkness, raw features have been refined, the sleepless sky and sea and glow have all been condensed. Art movements have countless names. Your purification process may harbinger another one, 'distillism.' Good to the very last drop.

I am an Admin for *ABW* Gallery - one of the best kept secrets on Flickr, and we would be honored to display "west bay abstract" with our collection of phenomenal photography. Please visit the *ABW* Gallery home page to see that your late night blues on the coast of England will find excellent company.